Bag-holder



F. M. NEFF AND W. B. RUNNER. BAG HOLDER.

APPLICATIQN FILED SEPT. 13, I919.

PatentedJune 1, 1920.

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F. M. NEFF AND. W. B. RUNNER.

BAG HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. !3, 1919.

1,342,348. Patented June 1, 1920..

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ATTORNEY.

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FLOYD M. NEFF AND WARD B. RUNNER, OF PRATTSBURG, NEW YORK.

BAG-HOLDER.

Application filed September 13, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FLOYD M. Nnrr and WARD B. RUNNER, residing atPrattsburg, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Bag-Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments for mill spouts and the like andhas for its object the provision of a device adapted for engagement uponthe lower portion or discharge end of a mill spout and so constructed asto hold a bag or sack properly in position to receive materialdischarged through the spout, a shifting lever being associated with thedevice whereby to effecta very quick and easy release of the bag or sackwhen filled.

An important and more specific object is the provision of a device ofthis character including a pair of relatively folding prongs upon whichthe bag is adapted to be engaged and further includes a movable prongwhich may be retracted with respect to lts hearing or supporting memberwhereby to permit stripping of the bag therefrom.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this characterwhich will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, highly efficient inuse, durable in service, and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionconsists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a spout equipped with my deviceand showlng a bag applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view through the spout, showing my device intop plan,

Fig. 3 is a front elevation showing one side of the spout and showing inface view, the mechanism for operating the movable in p Fig. 4 is a viewat right angles to Fig, 3,

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. showing the pin moved to disengagingposition,

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view taken through the longitudinal centerof the movable pin carrying rod, and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the members carrying thestationary prongs.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the letter A designates amill spout Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1920.

Serial No. 323,551.

spout is a plate 15 which is L-shaped in cross section and which issecured to the spout by means of suitable screws or the like 16. Securedupon the face of the plate at the upper edge thereof is a guide bracket17 and formed through the outwardly extending lower portion of the saidplate 15 vertically beneath the bracket 17 is an openmg 18. Associatedwith this plate is an L-shaped member. 19 which has its longer armpassing through the opening 18 and bracket 17 and which has its shorterarm disposed beneath the outwardly extending lower portion of the plate.Extending outwardly from the end portion of the shorter arm of thismember is a pin 20 which is tapered in form to provide a penetratingpoint and which extends through a circular hole '21 in the outwardlyextending lower portion of the plate. In order that the bar 19 may bemoved for varying the position of the pin 20, we provide a lever 22which is pivoted at 23, upon the plate 15 and which is provided with aslot 24 engaged upon a bolt 25 extending from the bar 19. The other endof the lever 22 extends through a guide bracket 26 secured at onevertical edge of the plate 15. Beneath the bracket 26 the plate 15 iscut, as shown at 27, to provide a resilient tongue 28 which is bentoutwardly to have its upper edge disposed beneath the lower edge of thelever 22 to hold the lever in its highest position. .We also provide aleaf spring 29 which is secured upon the bracket 26 and which has itsupper end free and bearing against the lever 22.

The parts being assembled as above described, the operation is asfollows The bag or sack to be filled is placed upon the lower end of thespout A and is engaged upon the prongs 14 of the bracket members 10.Another portion of the bag is then engaged upon the pin 20, it beingunderstood that the lever 22 is in its highest position at this time.When the bag is filled and it is desired to remove it, it is merelynecessary that the operator grasp the lever 22 and move it forwardly aslight distance with respect to the plate 15 to disengage the lever fromthe tongue 28, whereupon the operator moves the lever downwardly whichresults in downward movement of the pin 20 which causes the sack or bagto be stripped from the pin, after which the'sack is of coursedisengaged from the prongs 14.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will beapparent that we have thus provided a very simple and inexpensive'devicewhich may be made and marketed as an attachment for mill spouts and bymeans of which a sack may be quickly and easily disposed in properposition upon the spout and be just as easily disengaged therefrom.

While we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of ourinvention, it

is of course to be understood that we reserve the right to make suchchanges in the form, construction, and arrangement of parts as will notdepart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoinedclaims.

Having thus described our invention, we.

claim 1. In combination with a discharge spout having prongs thereonadapted for engagement by a sack, a plate secured upon said spout andL-shaped with its horizontal flange at its lower end, a verticalL-shaped bar 'guidably mounted for slidable movement over the face ofsaid plate, the lower flange of the plate having an opening throughwhich said bar passes, a prong extending upwardly from the lower end ofsaid bar and adapted for engagement by a sack, the flange of said platehaving a hole for the passage of said prong, a lever movable over saidplate and. pivotally connected therewith at one end and having slot andpin connection with said vertical bar, and means for retaining saidlever in elevated position with said spring extending above said flange.

2. In combination with a discharge spout havingprongs thereon adaptedfor engagement by a sack, a plate secured upon said spout and L -shapedwith its horizontal flange at its lower end, a vertical L-sh'aped barguidably mounted for slid'able movement over the face of said plate, thelower flange of the plate having an opening through which said barpasses, an upwardly extending prong connected with the lower end of saidbar and adapted for engagement by a sack, the flange of said platehaving a hole for the passage of said prong, a lever movable over saidplate and pivotally connected therewith at one end and having slot andpin connection with said vertical :bar, means for retaining said leverinelevated position with said spring extending above said flange, abracket securedadj-a'cent one edge of said plate and through which saidlever extends, said plate being provided with a tongue extending towardsaid bracket whereby to provide a retaining lug for holding said levernormally in its highest position, and a spring secured within saidbracket and having its free end bearing against said lever.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures. v

FLQYD M. NEFF. WARD B. RUNNER.

